Modern C/H boilers

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Had a new baxi solo ch boiler fitted as my old one was getting a bit loud in its old age but the modern ones make even more noise ,you can really hear them fire up with a boom which would be ok but they do it every 4 mins so its damn annoying ,called out baxi to check it but thats normal :eek:
Anyway I'm thinking of in casing it some sort of wooden cupboard but not sure it will make much difference :mad:
 
As long as you check the instructions and leave the right clearances it should be fine, modern boilers are sealed and therefore don't need any ventilation. A cupboard should help with the noise, though I've never noticed them to be too intrusive when firing up before :confused:
 
Mines in my bedroom of all places, and it stirrs me when im asleep when it fires up, but you get used to it after a while, and its in a cupboard, but i find it amplifies the 'boom', so i leave the door open :(
 
Yes you can put them in a cupboard but as has been said make sure you follow the minimum clearences in the manual. It is also worth putting a vent top and bottom of the door to allow some air flow. The boiler is sealed and doesn't need any air but it will give off a lot of heat and trapping itin an unvented cupboard will certainly shoten it's already very limited life.

As for the noise welcom to the world of the modern central heating boiler, noisy horrible cheapily made pieces of tat that will last 10 years if your really really lucky and ten minutes if your not! It doesn't matter what brand you choose they are all much of a much ness.
 
Last time I had a plumber around for a boiler problem I mentioned the booming to him and he fixed it by running the hot water and the heating whilst topping up the pressure, he said he was balancing it out or something, worked a treat anyway, never hear it now :)
 
KnightStalker said:
Mines in my bedroom of all places, and it stirrs me when im asleep when it fires up, but you get used to it after a while, and its in a cupboard, but i find it amplifies the 'boom', so i leave the door open :(
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yeah thats what I was worried about maybe some insulation would help !
Have just phoned them up ,they are going to send a baxi guy over again !
 
romperstomper said:
Had a new baxi solo ch boiler fitted as my old one was getting a bit loud in its old age
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Was the old one breaking down all the while? Please tell me you didn't have it replaced because it was "a bit noisy"?

Both of our combo/condensing boilers haven't been dead quiet when operating but neither were dead loud neither. Located in the kitchen and not in a cupboard so there is no noise insulation.
 
romperstomper said:
Had a new baxi solo ch boiler fitted as my old one was getting a bit loud in its old age but the modern ones make even more noise ,you can really hear them fire up with a boom which would be ok but they do it every 4 mins so its damn annoying ,called out baxi to check it but thats normal :eek:
Anyway I'm thinking of in casing it some sort of wooden cupboard but not sure it will make much difference :mad:
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are you sure theres no air lock in the system?/

this would casuse this
 
Baxi solo's are very common to have explosive ignition problems. The electrode which ignites the gas is known to sometimes spark in the wrong place causing a small buildup of gas which when finally ignites is louder than usual. You will still get noise upon normal ignition but it shouldnt be what you described as a boom. There is a modificaton released by baxi to help solve this, though am unsure of its success. Get them back out if your not happy as there are a few other problems which could describe what you are experiencing.
 
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romperstomper said:
yeah could well be ,I have to keep bleeding the rads and the one in the lounge is cooler at the bottom which it never used to be before the chemical flush !
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there do a flush of the system to clean it all out

but does sound like you have air

the sound you can hear is the air going around the pump this will only happen when the boliler starts up each and every time

just bled all rads untill there all nice and warm all over

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make sure the bolier never drops below 1psi while your doing this your need to keep system toped up
 
the_dead_parrot said:
Baxi solo's are very common to have explosive ignition problems. The electrode which ignites the gas is known to sometimes spark in the wrong place causing a small buildup of gas which when finally ignites is louder than usual. You will still get noise upon normal ignition but it shouldnt be what you described as a boom. There is a modificaton released by baxi to help solve this, though am unsure of its success. Get them back out if your not happy as there are a few other problems which could describe what you are experiencing.
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Yeah thats similar to what the fitters told me ,they are coming out on friday for the second time ,
cheers
 
I know what you mean, we have a baxi combo aswell and makes the same noise, it can get quite annoying as it's right on the other side of the wall where my bed is.
 
a1ex2001 said:
Yes you can put them in a cupboard but as has been said make sure you follow the minimum clearences in the manual. It is also worth putting a vent top and bottom of the door to allow some air flow. The boiler is sealed and doesn't need any air but it will give off a lot of heat and trapping itin an unvented cupboard will certainly shoten it's already very limited life.

As for the noise welcom to the world of the modern central heating boiler, noisy horrible cheapily made pieces of tat that will last 10 years if your really really lucky and ten minutes if your not! It doesn't matter what brand you choose they are all much of a much ness.
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Yes of following clearances in the manual, but no need for vents unless it says in the manual. The clearances are designed to stop it getting too hot and/or scorching surfaces around it. As said, it's room sealed so doesn't need any air for combustion, unlikely to need it for ventilation.. but I don't know the model specifics.

As for modern boilers all being noisy... not really. Not cheaply made unless you buy cheap. 10 years is about right for a decent one.. they will never last as long as a non-condensing boiler purely due to how they work. As for choosing a brand.. just by looking at a Worcester boiler (with the outer case removed) you can see how much better they are than most others. Vaillant are also similarly good. People are too bothered about the price that these better brands demand though, so they buy cheap rubbish that breaks down all the time and then complain that all modern boilers are "noisy horrible cheapily made pieces of tat that will last 10 years if your really really lucky and ten minutes if your not!" ;) .
 
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